In line with the report, sales volume in Romania posted a low-single digit increase amid a more challenging consumption climate in the second quarter.

At group level, Coca-Cola HBC posted 7.5% higher volumes in the first half of this year.

In Romania, the Coca-Cola system consists of Coca-Cola Romania (a division of The Coca-Cola Company, the owner of trademarks) and its partner Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products under The Coca-Cola Company license in Romania.

(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)